Ulez expansion faces High Court challenge after five councils team up to fight London Mayor’s plans
Harrow, Hillingdon, Bromley, and Bexley in London and Surrey county council lodged a request for a judicial review of Sadiq Khan’s plans - and the move was accepted by a judge.Nick Rogers AM, City Hall Conservatives transport spokesperson, said: "The High Court has now ruled there is sufficient evidence that Sadiq Khan's ULEZ decision may have been unlawful.
"Sadiq Khan should do the right thing, immediately stop work on his ULEZ expansion, and explain his actions to the court." The Mayor wants to expand the Ulez from its current boundary to cover every road inside the North and South Circular Roads. Tory MP Gareth Bacon wrote: "I am delighted that the five local authorities, including Bromley, challenging ULEZ in the courts, have won the first stage in their legal battle against Sadiq Khan's decision.Transport for London will continue to defend the case.
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